Samdallas214
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Now that's a he!! of a way to do it if it works is all that matters learn something new every day
Thanks guys! I decided just to wrap duct tape around the frame where the idler mounts I wrapped and wrapped and it seems to work good, as soon as I can, I will probably try to go for some kind of spring loaded tensioner! Any good cheap recommendations? Bikeberry? SBP?
Yeah that's true. Well I did find a few spring loaded tensioners on bike-berry but of course they're OUT OF STOCK >.> I'm hoping I can come up with something soon.
That first eBay item looks like more of a DIY project than something you'd want to buy. The standard bike setup already comes with most of those parts. Just add a pivot arm and a spring and you can have it made and operating in a day, rather than wait a week for one to be delivered.
The last ebay link, with the plate that mounts to the motor, is a great idea. What would be better would be a re-designed clutch plate that does the same thing. Then it would look like the motor was designed with a tensioner from the beginning, which maybe it should have been.
Here's another one -- basically the same idea. But most of their stuff is out of stock.
http://boostbottleindustries.com/motorized_bicycle_chain_tensioner.html
That first eBay item looks like more of a DIY project than something you'd want to buy. The standard bike setup already comes with most of those parts. Just add a pivot arm and a spring and you can have it made and operating in a day, rather than wait a week for one to be delivered.
The last ebay link, with the plate that mounts to the motor, is a great idea. What would be better would be a re-designed clutch plate that does the same thing. Then it would look like the motor was designed with a tensioner from the beginning, which maybe it should have been.
Here's another one -- basically the same idea. But most of their stuff is out of stock.
http://boostbottleindustries.com/motorized_bicycle_chain_tensioner.html